In a way I think this kinda hurt.. people who would be open to Cheney endorsement were probly already on board (right of center or never trumpers).. people looking for a reason to protest “system” or current admin could just point to Cheney as part of same old crew
Running to the center is all well and good, but if you governed from the left, and/or people think you governed from the left, there's only so much running to the center can do for you.
But really, it's probably more about the post-pandemic hangover than the relatively conservative electorate.
Matthew and Maureen and the like know this. Dems ran the campaign they wanted them to win and explicitly lost because of it. They're trying to make Dems swing further right-wing to avoid being rightfully blamed for the loss. They also don't give a shit this harms their voters
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But really, it's probably more about the post-pandemic hangover than the relatively conservative electorate.